Da Kine, Vancouver's first pot shop, was just raided

[Mizmoon]

They were selling weed over-the-counter to carded adults. They hoped that the city would allow them to stay open, but they were just raided. My Canadian friends say they are watching the news and the helicopters are there .. cops conducting the raid dressed in riot gear as if the potheads are oh-so-dangerous.

It's a sad day.

[tuvor]

1. I heard they'd been operating for months.

Why is it such a serious problem allofasudden? Answer: It isn't.

Someone's kissing someone else's ass.

[Mizmoon]

2. Found this article about it

B.C. Solicitor General predicts police crackdown on accused pot cafe
Wed Sep 8, 8:27 PM ET

VANCOUVER (CP) - Police will stop ignoring the illegal marijuana menu-offerings at a local cafe, B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman predicted Wednesday.

The Da Kine Cafe, located in the city's funky Commercial Drive area, has been the subject of blazing headlines lately for allegedly selling pot over the counter. "It shouldn't be happening. It's illegal. And frankly, my expectation is that over the next number of days an investigation will allow us to deal with this thing," Coleman said.

"I don't think we need a ho-hum attitude on anything to do with drugs. You've got people driving in to a neighbourhood, buying marijuana, smoking it, and driving away in their cars. That's people who are now under the influence of something. That, to me, is unacceptable."

Vancouver Police spokeswoman Sarah Bloor said the department is against any business operating in a criminal manner.

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